butyl rubber
Improve innertube air retention, performance with butyl rubber
Manufacturing innertubes with Exxon™ butyl rubber or Exxon™ chlorobutyl rubber instead of natural rubber provides numerous benefits to the users of bicycle tires, radial truck tube-type tires and some severe service, off-road tire applications.
Benefits
- Consistent inflation pressure
- Reduction in tire rolling resistance due to the better inflation pressure retention, leading to the potential for less fuel consumption
- Longer tire life and more-even wear performance
- Longer innertube life due to better heat stability
- Enhanced tire durability
Butyl rubber offers superior inflation pressure retention to natural rubber and has better heat resistance, tear strength and aging resistance. This combination makes butyl rubber a good choice for stringent operating conditions such as long distance travel at high operating speeds and heavy payloads under difficult weather and temperature conditions.
